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... - - - Consolidated, 1904, with The Cotton Plant, Qreenville, S. C. PROGRESSIVE FARMER VOL. XX. NO. 50 THE COTTON PLANT VOL. XXII. NO. 49. RALEIQH, N. C, FEBRUARY I, 1906. : ; ; ; ; ; , . 1 1 :. THIS WEEK'S FEATURES. HOW TO MATTR 50 BUSHELS CORN PER ACRE. Mr. C. B. Wil liams of the North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture, and State Chemist K W. Kilgore, of The Pro gressive Farmer staff, who have di rected the corn experiments on the 'North Carolina Test Farms for sev eral years, answer Mr. Moye's in quiry. Plant good seed; rotate wise ly; get nitrogen and humus into the soil by growing legumes; fertilize well; cultivate on level, frequently, and shallower as crop grows. Page 4. cotton FARM ERS. President C. C. Moore makes it so plain that a waryfanng man a 'nrl Tipd not err there- UlUUil' .tw- " - in. Read what he says and organize your township. Page 1. ' WHEN IS AN ASSERTION A WARRANTY? And what consti tutes soundness in a horse? These .,..,1 fTioT involiiflKla lflW nointS nuu " explained by Judge Montgomery. Page 2. uaw to ttFT A PLANTATION vi? w Tprp's no nefid to ero West. or anywhere else, to get a new planta tion, says ,Ir. Hobbs, when you can fin rl nlio inst hplnw vour old as good as ever was on top. Find it by right tillage. Page 2. vT-nom STTRFiRS AND FEED- TArn- PAYS Mr. A. L. French says many good farmers pay more atten tion to feeding their steers than to feeding their boys. He gives some good advice on how to take care ot the best live stock ever on any farm rla Pftcre 3. ADVANTAGES OF COUNTRY, - 1 1 JT-. LIFE. Following hard upon mr. Miller's delightful sketch,. "The Iteal Country, Dr. H. . reeman aisu trp3t.ino"lv on the best place nillAO aaai. - o ron on1 women. rQ.(ZQ o. HAVE AN ACRE GARDEN. wi;r, nr, to make $500 more a year farming, Dr. Burkett urges that rQTrlon Ke at least an acre, that horse power be called more into service, and that Mr. man anu au. Boy "relieve the womeil of more of the work. Page 9. . Trm T7;aRO COTTON FARM t?t? t m iaoi'cainm the nesrroes have been organized into the Southern Cotton Association, and that State ..4. id Ttipn ns delegates to New Orleans. A North Carolina ,, ovioi. -wrritps to nrere that the negro be admitted everywhere, for his own good and for the white man s. i in "TjTTrrrKrA ON STYLE." The T?ormpr never neglects iWfeivo , w " 11- )fi J the young folks, and they will nnd this week some good nara-sense uia "TTnnlfi TTpnrv" Wallace, onrl on ovofnicfl fTl dotTS that Will v make them open their eyes and see things they haven't seen iwxuio. TWT?1VTTV T A flTTjR NEXT WEEK. -X-The demand for more matter and mre advertising makes it necessary foV us to enlarge, we snaii iu twenty pages next wees. ' 4 , X J i ; CORN ON THE EDGECOMBE TEST FARM. On its Ed-ecombe and other Test Farmsthe North Carolina Department of Agr iculture is showhiff a Sri- cftKUra? afe 3b ana rroi. s. b , wnrkinc toward the 50-bushel mark. every iarmer may appiy mcac HOW TO ORGANIZE. President Moore Explains the Plans of the Cotton Association in words bo Plain that He Who Runs May Read. thlv meetiner Saturday, February 3rd, the County Cotton As sociation will elect (to serve until the first Saturday in December, 190o) a President, V ice-rresiaenv otjeie tary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee of five. This committee will elect an or ganizer, to be paid $2 per day for . i z ,"U o nn CP: visit actual services, wuu " each township and organize one or more farmers' clubs. The local club will also elect officers to serve untii December, 1906 President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and two delegates to represent the club at county monthly meetings to be held on the first , Saturday m each month. Only accredited delegates, remember, are eligible to vote on questions at county meetings, i Each member will pay a quarterly due of twenty-five cents to the Club Treasurer, he to deliver the amount to the County Treasurer. The'Club Treasurer will also col lect from everybody, whether mem bers or non-members, the sum of ten cents per bale on all cotton raised in his township in 1906. Five cents of this bale levy he will pay over to the Country Treasurer and five cents is to be kept f or use of the club. The collector shall be paid 10 per cent on all collections, payment to be from club funds. The two delegates shall be paid a per diem for their time attending county meeting. Three cents of the bale levy will be sent to the State Treasurer, also one-half of all quarterly dues or oth er i moneys received by the County Treasurer. Remittance to the State Treasurer should be made on the first Monday in each month. Here we have the plan of the State Executive - Committee for organizing cotton' counties of North Carolina. It is simple; it is economical; it can be easily put into operation; it will finance the farmers' club, the County Association and the State Associa tion. Every cotton planter in North Car olina is requested to see in person that a club is organized at . once in his township. Go to work, men, and let me hear that vou are awake and active. y C. C. MOORE, President North Carolina Division South Carolina Cotton Association. Not Wise to Discard the Best and Read Worse. . Your postal is received and it has done its work. I enclose check for $1. You are right; I do like your paper and want it. The trouble is, I have more than I can read with out it; but it is not wise to discard the best and read worse. So here is to success and a prosperous new year. J. M. FLOURNOY. Lawrenceville, Va. ' After having received The Pro gressive Farmer as a sample copy, I decided to subscribe for it. I think it the best paper of its kind I have ever read, and wish to con gratulate you on your ideas on the advertising matter. I hope The Pro gressive Farmer will play a great part in organizing the farmers of the South J I enclose $1, which please accept for one year's subscription. Wishing The Farmer much success, I am one of its warm new friends. Berry Roark, Birchwood, xenn. i 11 i. . A bulletin issued by the Census Bureau on the amount of cotton -ginned from the growth of 1905 to Janu ary 16th, shows the number of run ning bales for the United States to be 9,998,111, as against 12,767,600 for 1905, and 9,485,482 for 1904.
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